2016–17 Eintracht Braunschweig season

Eintracht Braunschweig
2016–17 season
Chairman Sebastian Ebel
Manager Torsten Lieberknecht
Stadium Eintracht-Stadion, Braunschweig, Lower Saxony
2. Bundesliga 3rd
DFB-Pokal Lost in 1st round
Top goalscorer League: Domi Kumbela (13 goals)
All: Domi Kumbela (13 goals)
Highest home attendance 23,325
Lowest home attendance 19,630
Average home league attendance 21,430
Home colours
Away colours

The 2016–17 Eintracht Braunschweig season is the 123rd season in the club's football history. In 2016–17 the club plays in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football.

Review and events

The 2016–17 season of Eintracht Braunschweig began on 27 June 2016 with their first training session.[1] For this season, the club wore a special anniversary crest, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the club's 1966–67 Bundesliga title.[2]

The draw for the first round of the 2016–17 DFB-Pokal happened on 18 June and paired Braunschweig with fellow 2. Bundesliga team Würzburger Kickers.[3]

On 20 July 2016, the team headed for a nine-day-long pre-season training camp in Herxheim bei Landau/Pfalz, Rhineland-Palatinate.[4]

On 15 January 2017, the team headed for a week-long winter training camp in Mijas, Province of Málaga, Spain.[5]

Matches and results

Legend

  Win   Tie   Loss

Friendly matches

2. Bundesliga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 VfB Stuttgart (C, P) 34 21 6 7 63 37 +26 69 Promotion to Bundesliga
2 Hannover 96 (P) 34 19 10 5 51 32 +19 67
3 Eintracht Braunschweig 34 19 9 6 50 36 +14 66 Qualification to promotion play-offs
4 Union Berlin 34 18 6 10 51 39 +12 60
5 Dynamo Dresden 34 13 11 10 53 46 +7 50
Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
34 19 9 6 50 36  +14 66 13 3 1 35 17  +18 6 6 5 15 19  −4

Source: Bundesliga

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAH
ResultWWWWWLWDWWLDDWLWDDLDDWDWWWDWLWWWLW
Position2211111111111121123344443232422233

Source: Bundesliga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Promotion play-offs

First leg

Second leg

DFB-Pokal

Squad

Current squad

As of 31 January 2017[6]

Squad Season 2016–17
No.PlayerNat.Birthdayat BTSV sinceprevious clubLeague matchesLeague goalsCup matchesCup goalsPlay-off matchesPlay-off goals
Goalkeepers
1Marcel Engelhardt5 Apr 19932015Youth system000000
16Jasmin Fejzić15 May 19862015VfR Aalen3401020
Defenders
3Saulo Decarli4 Feb 19922014Livorno2820020
4Joseph Baffo7 Nov 19922015Halmstads BK1501000
5Gustav Valsvik26 May 19932016Strømsgodset2901020
17Phil Ofosu-Ayeh15 Sep 19912015VfR Aalen1611000
19Ken Reichel19 Dec 19862007Hamburger SV II3271020
24Maximilian Sauer15 May 19942014Youth system1500020
25Marcel Correia (captain)16 May 198920111. FC Kaiserslautern II1500000
26Michael Schulze13 Jan 198901/17Youth system100000
27Niko Kijewski28 Mar 19962015Youth system700000
Midfielders
6Quirin Moll21 Jan 19912016Dynamo Dresden2901010
8Adam Matuszczyk14 Feb 198920151. FC Köln100000
9Julius Biada3 Nov 19922016Fortuna Köln2131000
10Mirko Boland23 Apr 198701/09MSV Duisburg II2731020
11Jan Hochscheidt4 Oct 19872013FC Erzgebirge Aue1301020
12Nik Omladič21 Aug 198901/15Olimpija Ljubljana2521020
21Patrick Schönfeld21 Jun 19892015FC Erzgebirge Aue1701020
22Salim Khelifi26 Jan 199401/14Lausanne-Sport1811010
23Onel Hernández1 Feb 19932016VfL Wolfsburg II3450020
30Hendrick Zuck21 Jul 19902014SC Freiburg1701010
Strikers
7Domi Kumbela20 Apr 198401/16SpVgg Greuther Fürth33131010
15Christoffer Nyman5 Oct 19922016IFK Norrköping31110020
20Suleiman Abdullahi10 Dec 19962016Viking1310010
34Phillip Tietz9 Jul 199701/16Youth system200010
No longer at the club
18Orhan Ademi28 Oct 19912012SC Rheindorf Altach100000
Last updated: 31 May 2017

Transfers

Summer

Winter

Management and coaching staff

Since 12 May 2008 Torsten Lieberknecht is the manager of Eintracht Braunschweig.

Position Staff
ManagerTorsten Lieberknecht
Assistant managerDarius Scholtysik
Assistant manager/athletic trainerJürgen Rische
Goalkeeping coachAlexander Kunze
Sporting directorMarc Arnold

References

  1. ↑ "Planungen für die Sommerpause" (in German). eintracht.com. 6 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Eintracht startet in die Jubiläumssaison" (in German). eintracht.com. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "1. Runde: Jena gegen Bayern, Trier vs. BVB". kicker (in German). 19 June 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Start ins Sommer-Trainingslager" (in German). eintracht.com. 20 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Eine Woche Mijas Costa" (in German). eintracht.com. 15 January 2017.
  6. ↑ "Eintracht Braunschweig" (in German). kicker.de. 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "Eintracht verpflichtet Gustav Valsvik" [Eintracht signs Gustav Valsvik] (in German). eintracht.com. 30 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "Braunschweig: Moll kommt an die Hamburger Straße" [Braunschweig: Moll comes to the Hamburger Straße] (in German). kicker. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  9. ↑ "Fix! Biada unterschreibt in Braunschweig" [Done! Biada signs in Braunschweig] (in German). kicker. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  10. ↑ "Löwen verpflichten Christoffer Nyman" [Lions sign Christoffer Nyman] (in German). eintracht.com. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  11. ↑ "Eintracht Braunschweig verpflichtet Abdullahi" [Eintracht Braunschweig signs Abdullahi]. eintracht.com (in German). Eintracht Braunschweig. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  12. ↑ "Eintracht verpflichtet Onel Hernández" [Eintracht signs Onel Hernández]. eintracht.com (in German). 2 June 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  13. ↑ "Vrancic wechselt zum Halleschen FC" [Vrancic transfers to Hallescher FC]. kicker.de (in German). 2 June 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  14. ↑ "Ademi geht nach Österreich" [Ademi moves to Austria]. eintracht.com (in German). 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  15. ↑ "Julius Düker wechselt zum 1. FC Magdeburg" [Julius Düker transfers to 1. FC Magdeburg]. eintracht.com. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  16. ↑ "Carl Zeiss Jena verstärkt sich mit Slamar" [Carl Zeiss Jena adds Slamar]. kicker.de. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  17. ↑ "Pfitzner verlässt Komfortzone Braunschweig" [Pfitzner leaves comfort zone Braunschweig]. Kicker Online (in German). 23 June 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  18. ↑ "SC verpflichtet Braunschweigs Gikiewicz" [SC signs Braunschweig's Gikiewicz] (in German). kicker. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  19. ↑ "Vertrag mit Markus Unger verlängert" [Contract with Markus Unger extended] (in German). eintracht.com. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  20. ↑ ""Ideal für Mainz": 05 holt Braunschweigs Holtmann" ["Ideal for Mainz": 05 gets Braunschweig's Holtmann] (in German). kicker. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  21. ↑ "Mads Hvilsom wechselt zu Esbjerg fB" [Mads Hvilsom moves to Esbjerg fB] (in German). eintracht.com. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
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